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The New Deal 1932-1941

The New Deal 1932-1941. Learning outcomes. Identify contributions of political/social reformers during the Great Depression Describe New Deal legislation, and compare/contrast opposing viewpoints Explain issues/problems of the past through the viewpoints of those involved.

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The New Deal 1932-1941

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  1. The New Deal 1932-1941

  2. Learning outcomes • Identify contributions of political/social reformers during the Great Depression • Describe New Deal legislation, and compare/contrast opposing viewpoints • Explain issues/problems of the past through the viewpoints of those involved

  3. Key terms/people p. 396 • Franklin D. Roosevelt • Eleanor Roosevelt • New Deal • fireside chat • FDIC • TVA • CCC • NRA • PWA • Charles Coughlin • Huey Long

  4. Key terms and people p. 404 • 2nd New Deal • WPA • John Maynard Keyes • pump priming • Social Security Act • Wagner Act • collective bargaining • Fair Labor Standards Act • CIO • Sit-down strikes • court packing

  5. Key terms and people p. 412 • Black Cabinet • Mary McLeod Bethune • Indian New Deal • New Deal Coalition • welfare state

  6. Election of 1932 • President Hoover vs. FDR • Hoover preached localism to fix GD • FDR promoted the federal gov’t must take an active role • FDR won • Inaugural address—”the only thing to fear is fear itself”

  7. New Deal • What was the purpose of the New Deal? • New Deal—programs and legislation enacted by FDR during the Great Depression to promote economic recovery and social reform • 3 R’s • Relief • Recovery • Reform

  8. Fireside Chats • Why do you think the President’s fireside chats inspired confidence in the American people? • 8 days after becoming President, FDR gave his first fireside chat reassuring the American public the banking system was safe. • 4-day bank holiday for banks to get their accounts in order before reopening • Important way for FDR to communicate w/ the American people.

  9. Roosevelt’s Alphabet Soup • Analyzing Political Cartoons: p. 401 • Why did the cartoonist use a snail to represent Congress? • What is the cartoonist saying about the relationship between the President and Congress? • Relief programs aimed at rehabilitating different economic institutions. • AAA, CCC, TVA, CWA, PWA, HOLC, FDIC, SSA

  10. Populist Critics Challenge FDR • Huey Long—Senator from Louisiana • Share Our Wealth Program—proposed high taxes on the wealthy and large corporations, and the redistribution of their income to poor Americans • Program promised a home and income to every American

  11. West Coast Hotel vs. Parrish • Decision by the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of minimum wage legislation enacted by the State of Washington

  12. Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters • President—A. Philip Randolph • Pressured Roosevelt to provide jobs for African Americans in defense factories

  13. African Americans Make Advances and Face Challenges • Mary McLeod Bethune- • Founder of Bethune Cookman University • Served as FDR’s Special Adviser of Minority Affairs • 1st black woman to head a Federal Agency

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